Poshaq Silks

Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. - Steve Jobs I am following my passion and listening to my inner voice every step of the way, as a successful silk artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Painting on silk is my passion, I love creating new designs and color stories. There is a rhythm with the brush, the dye and the fabric, which is unparalleled in any other art form. Silk absorbs the dye each time a little differently, because of the weave, the weather, the dye or perhaps because of artistic temperament. Never having had any formal training in art and painting, I have developed my own sense of design, style and color. Forever painting, doodling, behind books, on scraps of paper, I did not realise how much my art was a part of me, till a near death experience left me bed ridden at age 23. With nothing to do except wait for diagnosis, hospital visits, long hospital stays: one day some fabric, brushes and paints were pushed into my hands by my mother to keep my mind into color and art rather than on my dreary existence. I believe art and colors had a huge reason for my speedy recovery and making me embark on a line of work I had no experience or training in. Eventually, I got formally trained in Fashion Design at West Valley College, Saratoga, and Brighton College of Technology, UK. In 2005 I created POSHAQ, a line of exclusively hand painted wearable art. I paint on silk scarves, ponchos, kimono blouses for women and silk ties for men. The demography I work with is sometimes young, urban sophisticated working women, or moms, middle-aged and also older women as well as plus size women. Currently, I sell my product through the annual California Art and Wine Festivals, and juried Art shows. I have an appreciative customer base in the Bay area, many of whom return back every year to see and purchase my new design creations. I also sell through some boutiques in California, Florida, Virginia, the Virgin Islands and other places in the country. Currently they are in De Young museum, Getty museum gift store and the Legion of Honor gift stores. Poshaq scarves, ties and ponchos have been in Uno Allla Volta womens catalog for 5 years in every issue. I try to keep my designs primarily one size, except for the skirts and camisoles. All the designs have plus sizes too. My intention is to make a woman look beautiful in the vibrant colors I choose, and comfortable in the flowy garment style. Most of the blouses are multifunctional, and can be worn and draped in several different ways. Always keeping in mind, eye color, hair color and skin complexion, my color choices are guided to appeal to a large variety of women. Poshaq wearables are very popular for cruise wear, travel holidays, weddings and also for work, just about anywhere you want to look special and different. Many women executives wear their scarves to their conferences and boardrooms. They have often been complimented and appreciated for the Poshaq scarves they have worn. Poshaq ponchos, scarves and garments have also been on the red carpet events during the Emmy Award and Oscar celebrations. Mickey Rooney wore a Poshaq tie to a Vanity fair event in 2014, which was his last appearance in Hollywood, before his passing. My silk patterns are inspired from flowers, butterflies, nature, and mythological art from various tribes in India, Africa and South America. A strong sense of awareness of nature permeates through my art and a deep appreciation of ancient folk art imbues my consciousness with subtle patterns of thought coming alive in mysterious ways. I create each piece individually. After painting with resist and silk dyes, I color set them in very high heat for eight hours in my professional grade steamer, so the colors are made permanent and the final product is completely hand washable in cold water, or dry cleanable. The fabric I choose is a very high quality silk, and does not wrinkle when worn. Most importantly each POSHAQ piece is unique and proudly hand Made in America. Joyita Ghose
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